Fosselman v. City of Dubuque

On January 20, 1927, the plaintiff slipped and fell upon an icy sidewalk on the north side of Fifth- Street in the defendant city. The particular place of the accident is known as 45 West Fifth Street. No. 45 consists of a building extending east and west along the sidewalk in question. At its west end it abuts upon a north-south alley, which also intersects the sidewalk. This building has an eaves-trough, which conducts water from its roof to the west end, and deposits it on the sidewalk at the alley intersection. Close to the west end of the building is an entrance thereto, opening to the…